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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
301 PM CST MON FEB 23 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /10 AM MST/ TO 9 PM
CST /8 PM MST TUESDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT,
20 FOOT WINDS AROUND 20 MPH OR GREATER, AND HIGH FIRE DANGER IN
THE NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND THE SACRAMENTO, GUADALUPE, DELAWARE, AND
DAVIS MOUNTAINS...
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SACRAMENTO FOOTHILLS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-CHAVES PLAINS-
EDDY PLAINS-LEA-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7000 FEET-
GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS-EASTERN CULBERSON-
REEVES COUNTY PLAINS-DAVIS MOUNTAINS-DAVIS MOUNTAINS FOOTHILLS-
301 PM CST MON FEB 23 2026 /201 PM MST MON FEB 23 2026/
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /10 AM MST/ TO 9 PM
CST /8 PM MST TUESDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT,
20 FOOT WINDS AROUND 20 MPH OR GREATER, AND HIGH FIRE DANGER IN
THE NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND THE SACRAMENTO, GUADALUPE, DELAWARE, AND
DAVIS MOUNTAINS...
* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT.
* RFTI...4 OR NEAR CRITICAL.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
* SEVERITY...
FUELS...DRY
WEATHER...NEAR CRITICAL...2 (OUT OF 5).
FIRE ENVIRONMENT...5 (OUT OF 10).
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG
WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL INCREASE
POTENTIAL FOR FIRE GROWTH.
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